Recognized standard

C63.16-2016 (Revision of ANSI C63.16-1993)

FDA recognition 19-20 · IEEE · General II (ES/EMC)

Key facts

Recognition number 19-20
Designation C63.16-2016 (Revision of ANSI C63.16-1993)
Title American National Standard Guide for Electrostatic Discharge Test Methodologies and Acceptance Criteria for Electronic Equipment
Standards developer Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Specialty area General II (ES/EMC)
Date of entry Dec 23, 2016
Scope (excerpt) This guide provides electrostatic discharge (ESD) test considerations that a manufacturer should use in assessing the expected ESD effects on products in a wide range of environments and customer use. The focus is well beyond that used to simply show that a product complies with a local, regional…

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